Local, regional and state organizations are nearly finished with the first phase of a conservation plan along the Arkansas River meant to promote public access and preserve land in southern Lake County.
Through a decade of collaborative effort, Lake County Government, Lake County Open Space Initiative (LCOSI), Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Central Colorado Conservancy (CCC) have worked to identify, purchase and protect acres of land along the Arkansas River in Lake County.
The project began in 2010 when LCOSI partnered with a consulting firm to identify land that could be acquired for conservation projects, Mike Conlin, facilitator with LCOSI, said.